AU2016275789B2 - Portable system that allows blind or visually impaired persons to interpret the surrounding environment by sound or touch - Google Patents
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| ES201530825A ES2597155B1 (es) | 2015-06-12 | 2015-06-12 | Sistema portátil de interpretación sonora o táctil del entorno para un invidente |
| PCT/ES2016/070441 WO2016198721A1 (es) | 2015-06-12 | 2016-06-10 | Sistema portátil de interpretación sonora o táctil del entorno para personas invidentes o con deficiencia visual |
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